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Municipal Management and Effectuation
"Designing" Unplannedness
In the previous column "Beyond the Buzzword: ‘Co‑creation’", the author positioned co‑creation betwe...
Why Was the Total War Institute’s Report That “Japan’s Defeat Was Inevitable” Not Accepted?
Considering deliberation and binding force from the film “The Night Before War”
1. The “Institute” that could give an answer and the organization that could not receive it On a whi...
Lecture Record: 'Overconfidence and Resignation: Two Illusions of "Digital Democracy" — A Report from the Frontlines of 100 Local Governments, Domestic and Abroad'
Lecture Record | Digital Democracy Summit 2026 (August 2, 2026, Keio University Mita Campus)
At the "Digital Democracy Summit 2026" held on August 2, 2026, at Keio University Mita Campus, our R...
From which stage should the policy‑making process be opened?
The meaning of public comments and inclusion‑ and transparency‑from‑early‑stages
Imagine a situation where a local government listens to citizens’ opinions. Most people will first t...
How quickly should the results of citizen participation be returned?
Delegation of Authority and the Speed of Feedback: A Case Study of Nagaokakyo City's 'Machi-Katsu Contest'
When measuring the quality of citizen participation, we often use the number of participants or the ...
Institutional Design of Citizen Participation in Italy’s National Strategy for Inner Areas (SNAI)
Can an Institution That Makes Participation a 'Condition for Funding' Be Established?
In the process of formulating Japan's regional policies (regional comprehensive strategies, and by e...
"Starting EBPM from the ‘question’"
Continuously translating citizens’ voices into policy
Where do the collected voices go afterward? In local government offices, surveys are conducted each ...
The 'Democracy Innovationpreneur' as a Key Driver
Not about technology or systems, but about the people who 'implement' on the ground
We want to make citizen participation and dialogue with residents more substantive. The number of lo...